JASolarWallrevision21(3).pdf

Control No. MICC-FM-12-054.

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211066.5JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL

FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

(Actions NTE $650K for other than Simplified Acquisition Procedures)

1. Agency/Contracting Activity: Army Reserve Contracting Center North

1108 South R Street

Fort McCoy, WI 54656

2. Description of Action:

Nature: xx New Requirement Follow-on Requirement

Mod to Existing Purchase Order/Contract Number

Pricing: xx Firm-Fixed Price Time & Materials Cost

Funds: OMA xx Other Funds: OMAR

Name of Proposed Contractor(s): Conserval Systems Inc. – installed by Fowler & Hammer Inc.

Street Address: 4242 Ridge Lea Road, Unit 28

City, State, Zip: Buffalo, New York 14226

Phone: 716-835-4903

3. Description of Services or Supplies:

The total estimated value of the proposed action is $ 211,066.50

Vendor shall supply transpired solar heating panel collectors as manufactured by Conserval Systems Inc. and includes galvanized steel plenum cavity framing, flashing, panel fasteners, air intake SolarWall fans, destratification fans, and associated controls. SolarWall panels are made from corrugated and perforated galvanized steel. The cladding is affixed to south-facing walls of industrial and commercial buildings, creating a cavity in which sun-warmed air is vented up and into heating ducts.

Transpired collectors use solar energy to preheat ventilation (outdoor) air as it is drawn into a building. The technology is ideally suited for buildings with at least moderate ventilation requirements in sunny locations with long heating seasons. Transpired collector technology is remarkably simple. A dark, perforated metal wall is installed on the south-facing side of a building, creating approximately a 6-inch (15-cm) gap between it and the building’s structural wall. The dark- colored wall acts as a large solar collector that converts solar radiation to heat. Fans associated with the building’s ventilation system mounted at the top of the wall draw outside air through the transpired collector’s perforations, and the thermal energy collected by the wall is transferred to the air passing through the holes. The fans then distribute the heated air into the building through ducts mounted from the ceiling. By preheating outdoor air with solar energy, the technology removes a substantial load from a building’s conventional heating system, saving energy and money.

A transpired collector is installed on all or part of a building’s south-facing wall, where it will receive the maximum exposure to direct sunlight during the fall, winter, and spring. The amount of energy and money saved by a transpired collector depends on the type of conventional fuel being displaced, occupant use patterns, building design, length of heating season and the availability of sunlight during the heating season.

In general, each square foot of transpired collector will raise the temperature of 4 cubic feet per minute (cfm) by as much as 40°F, delivering as much as 240,000 Btu annually per square foot of installed collector.

http://solarwall.com/en/products/solarwall-air-heating/how-it-works.php

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The return-on-investment window for a typical installation is under three years. The capital outlay compares favorably with other solar technologies: a one-meter square panel yields about 600 watts of energy and costs about 80-90-cents installed. A similarly sized photovoltaic solar panel generates one sixth of the power, but costs ten times as much.

Quite apart from the cost benefits, such fixtures underscore the effectiveness of passive solar design, which is becoming an increasingly important tool in sustainable architecture as designers leverage features like building orientation, overhangs and wall-thickness to boost energy efficiency.

4. Authority:

Actions other than simplified acquisition procedures (select one):

xx FAR 6.302-1: Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, 10 USC 2304(c)(1)

FAR 6.302-2: Unusual and compelling urgency, 10 USC 2304(c)(2)

FAR 6.302-5: Authorized or Required by Statute, 10 USC 2304(c)(5)

Other: __<insert appropriate authority here

5. Reasons for Authority Cited:

Production of facility energy needs by means of renewable sources has been mandated by the Energy Policy

Act of 2005, the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Executive Order 13423, and the National

Defense Authorization Act of 2010. This requires Fort McCoy to produce heating/cooling and other uses of energy from renewable sources

Per Executive Order 13423, Federal installations must implement renewable energy generation projects on agency property for agency use, when lifecycle cost effective.

The requested transpired collector heating system is a unique renewable energy technology that has been patented by Conserval Systems Inc. It is one of an extremely limited number of renewable energy technologies currently available that has been judged to be life-cycle cost effective at Fort McCoy in terms of installation cost, net present value, and energy savings. No other renewable systems for generating energy to heat buildings such as photovoltaics, solar panels or wood heat are life cycle cost effective at Fort McCoy.

Conserval Systems, Inc., of Buffalo, New York, is currently the only supplier of the technology. Conserval has been manufacturing and installing a range of heat recovery and solar products since 1977. They received the first patent for transpired collector technology in 1989.

These facts require Fort McCoy to meet the renewable energy directives of Congress, the President and DoD

IAW FAR 6.302-1 (b) (1) (ii).

6. Actions to Increase Competition:

Vendor is the patent holder of a unique technology that has successfully been installed at other military bases. Increased competition in the commercial marketplace can only come from new inventions. Programs at the Federal level such as “A Million Solar Roofs” or “SunShot Initiatives” from the Dept of Energy to date http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/consumer/your_home/designing_remodeling/index.cfm/mytopic=10250

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7. Market Research:

Correspondence/discussion with other Government Energy Officials confirmed previous due diligence that this is a unique system that provides superior performance. System has been installed and is successfully operating at Forts Drum, Huachuca, Carson, and Lewis, as well as other Army, Navy, and Air Force bases.

Transpired collector owners are generally pleased with their systems. Based on the savings and improved ventilation created by the transpired collector installed on its plant in Oakville, Canada, Ford Motor

Company installed five more systems on plants in the United States and Canada.

Users in the Federal sector can realize a number of advantages from transpired collector technology. First, by reducing the amount of conventional energy used to heat ventilation air, system users save money. Second, by replacing heat derived from fossil fuels with heat derived from clean solar energy, users are reducing the detrimental environmental side effects, such as the production of greenhouse gases (plus NOx and SOx) associated with the burning of fossil fuels. Third, the technology is remarkably simple and maintenance free;

the system makes few additional demands on the facility’s engineering or maintenance staff.

8. Procurement History:

Previous Purchase Order(s) or Contract(s): Yes xx No

If "Yes", for each purchase order or contract provide:

Purchase order or contract number:

Was action competed? Yes No

If action was not competed, state the cited authority, summarize rationale, and describe the actions that were supposed to be taken to increase competition and the results thereof:

9. Additional Information to support the justification.

The solar energy collected by a transpired collector displaces fossil fuel that would otherwise be burned to produce heated ventilation air. Greenhouse gas (CO2) and acid rain emissions (SOx and NOx) are reduced proportionally.

10. Technical / Requirements Certification: I certify that the supporting data under my cognizance which is included in this abbreviated J&A is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Submitted By: Alan L. Balliett

Position Title (Division Chief or higher): Chief, Environmental Division

Email address: alan.l.balliett.civ@mail.mil

Signature:

Date:

16 March 2012

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11. Fair and Reasonable Price Determination: As contracting officer, I hereby determine that the anticipated cost to the Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable.

12. Reviews: I have reviewed this justification and find it legally sufficient.

Legal Counsel (if value exceeds $150K)

Typed Name: _Lance Hughey_____ Date: 24 Sept 2012

Signature:

13. Contracting Officer’s Approval: I hereby certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. Based on the foregoing, I approve this sole source justification subject to availability of funds, and provided that the services and supplies herein described have otherwise been authorized for acquisition.

SIGNATURE: DATE:

NAME: Steven M. Bailey

TITLE: Procuring Contracting Officer